Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:46 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:20 am – 3:57 pm
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People9,810 residentsin the Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge census areaMedian age 49.74,004 households72% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,801 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C691 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July47 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksIsle Poollake · under a mileAlkmund Park Poollake · 1.8 miThe Dinglevalley · under a mileHaughmond Abbey Ruinshistoric site · 3.4 miThe Dellvalley · 1.3 miGittin's Hillhill · 1.6 miGravel Hole Woodwoodland · under a mileCothercott barytes millhistoric site · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMyddlepark · 3.2 mi · 3 haCopthorne Park Countryside Sitepark · 3.5 mi · 6 haThe Quarrypark · 3.9 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes116 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199025 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202636 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.3 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,319 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 102 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Shrewsbury Hospital3.6 miGP surgerySevern Hospice2.9 miPharmacyWell3.1 miDentistOracle Dental Limited3.0 miPolice stationBritish Transport PoliceShrewsbury3.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bomere Heath, Bomere Heathunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryBomere Heath Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 123 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Corbet Schoolages 11-16, 691 pupils3.2 miCollegeShrewsbury College3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL40 miRailway stationShrewsbury3.9 miBus stationBattlefield 1403Upper Battlefield3.2 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationShrewsbury3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY4 postcode district.
